Azrabella Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I guess most of you guys play in "standard" tuning, but I've always played guitar in either open G or open E (D). Anyone reckon I should conform now I intend playing bass, or should I carry on with open tunings? Just a thought, but I would appreciate feedback - (er, no pun meant) on this issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomBassmonkey Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 Open tuning are used on guitar so that you can play various chords more easily, on bass there's rarely need for chords, so IMO it's more important to keep scales and arpeggios consistent than it is to have the chords easier to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I use this odd tuning, "EADG" or something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 [quote name='Azrabella' post='897818' date='Jul 18 2010, 09:47 AM']I guess most of you guys play in "standard" tuning, but I've always played guitar in either open G or open E (D). Anyone reckon I should conform now I intend playing bass, or should I carry on with open tunings? Just a thought, but I would appreciate feedback - (er, no pun meant) on this issue[/quote] Most bassists accompanying guitarists who frequent those tunings would be playing in standard EADG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I sometimes use DGDG or EAEA on my 8-string (octave pairs) if the song requires it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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